Whittington families » Sarah Eleanor PENNINGTON, (SMITH) (1861-1931)
Personal data Sarah Eleanor PENNINGTON, (SMITH)
- She was born on June 6, 1861 in Newton In Makerfield, Warrington, Vol 8C, P 107..
- She was christened on June 17, 1861.
- She died on April 28, 1931 in Outside Her London Home (Run Down By A Taxi), she was 69 years old.
Age:69
- She is buried in Brookwood Cemetary, Surrey.
- A child of William PENNINGTON and Sarah ? (PENNINGTON)
- This information was last updated on July 30, 2015.
Household of Sarah Eleanor PENNINGTON, (SMITH)
She is married to Edward John (Captain Of Titanic) SMITH.
They got married on January 13, 1887 at St Oswald, Winwick, Warrington, Lancs, Vol 8C, P 231, she was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
Notes about Sarah Eleanor PENNINGTON, (SMITH)
Eleanor was born 17 June 1861 and was killed in an auto-pedestrian accident (she was knocked down by a taxi-cab) in London on April 28, 1931.
They had one daughter Helen Melville Smith born in Liverpool, England in 1898.
She married in 1922 Sindey Russell-Cooke.
He was an underwriter.
Her husband was killed in a hunting accident on 30 July 1930.
"Mel" never remarried and died of an intercranial hemorrhage at Pratts, Leafield Oxford, England on August 18 1973.
Mel had twins Simon Russell-Cooke born 18 June 1923 at Bellcrorst London and killed in action in World War II on 23 March 1944.
He never married.
His twin Priscilla was married in 1946 to John Arneal Phipps. She died in Scotland in 1948 of acute paralytic Polio.
There were no children.
The family lived in an imposing red brick, twin-gabled house "Woodhead" on Winn Road, Portswood, Southampton.
«tab» Household:1881 Census
Name «tab»Relation «tab»Marital Status «tab»Gender «tab»Age «tab»Birthplace «tab»Occupation «tab»Disability
William PENNINGTON «tab» Head «tab» M «tab» Male «tab» 58 «tab» Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England «tab» Farmer 147 Acres Empl 5 Lab «tab»
Sarah PENNINGTON «tab» Wife «tab» M «tab» Female «tab» 53 «tab» Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England «tab» «tab»
Mary J. PENNINGTON «tab» Daur «tab» U «tab» Female «tab» 22 «tab» Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England «tab» Farmers Daur «tab»
John W. PENNINGTON «tab» Son «tab» U «tab» Male «tab» 21 «tab» Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England «tab» Farmers Son «tab»
«b» Sarah E. PENNINGTON «/b»«tab» Daur «tab» U «tab» Female «tab» 19 «tab» Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England «tab» Farmers Daur «tab»
Martha E. PENNINGTON «tab» Daur «tab» «tab» Female «tab» 12 «tab» Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England «tab» Scholar «tab»
Ada A. BURTONSHAW «tab» Serv «tab» U «tab» Female «tab» 17 «tab» London, London, Middlesex, England «tab» Gen Serv «tab»
John HALL «tab» Serv «tab» W «tab» Male «tab» 60 «tab» Winwick, Lancashire, England «tab» Farm Serv (Indoors) «tab»
Edward KENNEDY «tab» Serv «tab» W «tab» Male «tab» 56 «tab» Dublin, Ireland «tab» Farm Serv (Indoors) «tab»
Source Information:
«tab»Dwelling «tab»Parkside Road (Woodhead Farm)
«tab»Census Place «tab»Newton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
«tab»Family History Library Film «tab»1341906
«tab»Public Records Office Reference «tab»RG11
«tab»Piece / Folio «tab»3787 / 61
«tab»Page Number «tab»42
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Birthday June 6, 1861
- The temperature on June 6, 1861 was about 17.5 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
- April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
- July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
- August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
- November 9 » The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, Toronto.
Christening day June 17, 1861
- The temperature on June 17, 1861 was about 19.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 29 » Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
- April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
- November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.
- November 20 » American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.
- December 10 » Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance.
Day of marriage January 13, 1887
- The temperature on January 13, 1887 was about 0.5 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Day of death April 28, 1931
- The temperature on April 28, 1931 was between 3.3 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- March 11 » Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
- March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
- August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
- November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
- December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
- December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
Same birth/death day
- 1850 » Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1918)
- 1857 » Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist († 1918)
- 1862 » Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet († 1938)
- 1867 » David T. Abercrombie, American surveyor and businessman, founded Abercrombie & Fitch († 1931)
- 1868 » Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer († 1912)
- 1872 » Alix of Hesse, German princess and Russian empress († 1918)
- 1925 » Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
- 1928 » May Jordan McConnel, Australian trade unionist and suffragist (b. 1860)
- 1929 » Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (b. 1879)
- 1936 » Fuad I of Egypt (b. 1868)
- 1944 » Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1874)
- 1944 » Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (b. 1880)
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